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Bolivian judge orders arrest of ex-president Evo Morales in sex abuse case

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Bolivian judge orders arrest of ex-president Evo Morales in sex abuse case



Populist leader allegedly had a child with a teen girl in 2016, which would constitute statutory rape under Bolivian lawA Bolivian judge has ordered the arrest of the former president Evo Morales over his alleged abuse of a teenage girl while in office, raising the stakes in the state’s months-long showdown with the former leader.The judge in the southern city of Tarija called for Morales, 65, to be arrested after Bolivia’s first Indigenous president ducked out of a hearing on his possible pretrial detention for a second time. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/17/evo-morales-arrest-sex-abuse

Author : Guardian staff and agencies in La Paz

Publish date : 2025-01-17 20:45:39

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